Thursday 16 August 2012

Slow to Upgrade

For my latest app, I decided to try out Android. Unfortunately, the Android OS install base is fragmented quite severely. As such, I stuck with version 2.1 so I could reach the maximum number of users. A few days ago, I gave up on it. The market share for 2.1 has shrunk below 5%, and there was a feature in 2.2 that I needed to help handle the audio. I could've spent hours trying to figure out a decent workaround, but instead I decided that reaching 95% of the audience is good enough. Eventually those 2.1ers will upgrade to new phones. My sanity may not eventually return if I have to spend all day banging my head on the keyboard.

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